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Event Supporters Marcella Cooper Galt Museum & Archives Geomatic Attic Lethbridge Public Library Lethbridge Symphony M:ST Festival New West Theatre Plum Southern Alberta Art Gallery Trianon Gallery University of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts

Artists A special thank you to Lethbridge’s creative community.

Your dedication, talent and hard work truly enhance our City.

Venues Thank you to our host venues, we appreciate you opening your doors for the arts!

Volunteers Thank you to our dedicated volunteers.

Your contributions are truly appreciated and we couldn’t do it without you!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday 24 Word on the Street Festival, Lethbridge Public Library Cowboy: A Cowboy Story, New West Theatre, Sterndale Bennett Theatre Beyond Zed Gift Cottage Open House

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Sunday 25 Beyond Zed Gift Cottage Open House Big Dave McLean/ Tim Williams Blues Double Bill, Geomatic Attic

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Monday 26 Finlandia, Lethbridge Symphony, Southminster United Church Knit ‘n’ Knatter, University of Lethbridge of Art Gallery

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Tuesday 27 Arts Worker Meetup, Owl Acoustic Lounge Lethbridge Drink & Draw with Slaughterhouse Slough’s Eric Dyck Cowboy: A Cowboy Story, New West Theatre, Sterndale Bennett Theatre

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Wednesday 28 Cowboy: A Cowboy Story, New West Theatre, Sterndale Bennett Theatre

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Thursday 29 Art Walk Quilt Show, Galt Museum & Archives Music Festival Information Meeting & Showcase Concert, ATB Financial Community Room Bead ‘n’ Bitch, University of Lethbridge of Art Gallery Cowboy: A Cowboy Story, New West Theatre, Sterndale Bennett Theatre Let Me Eat Cake, Theatre Xtra, University of Lethbridge Penny Building

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Friday 30 13th Annual Art Walk, City of Lethbridge SAAG 40th Anniversary Celebration, Southern Alberta Art Gallery Art Walk Quilt Show, Galt Museum & Archives On the Streets - Buskers and Street Performers, Downtown Core Feature III – Film and Wine Night, ATB Financial Community Room, Casa Oktoberfest YQL, Galt Gardens The First Monday in May, Film Screening, Lethbridge Public Library Cowboy: A Cowboy Story, New West Theatre, Sterndale Bennett Theatre Let Me Eat Cake, Theatre Xtra, University of Lethbridge Penny Building

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Saturday 1 SAAG Pancake Breakfast, Southern Alberta Art Gallery 13th Annual Art Walk, City of Lethbridge Art Walk Quilt Show, Galt Museum & Archives Artisan Market, ATB Financial Community Room, Casa On the Streets - Buskers and Street Performers, Downtown Core Culture Vulture Saturday, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery M:ST – Mountain Standard Time Performance Art Festival, various locations Pokémon Public Art Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Core Historic Theatre Walking Tour, Downtown Core Oktoberfest YQL, Galt Gardens Gallery Stroll, Downtown Core Cowboy: A Cowboy Story, New West Theatre, Sterndale Bennett Theatre Let Me Eat Cake, Theatre Xtra, University of Lethbridge Penny Building

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Sunday 2 Art Walk Quilt Show, Galt Museum & Archives Family Affair on the Square, Rotary Square, Casa Artisan Market, ATB Financial Community Room, Casa

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Arts Days Activities

Knit ‘n’ Knatter BEAD ‘n’ BITCH Monday Sept 26: 12 – 1pm Main Gallery

THURSDAY Sept 29: 7 – 9pm Main Gallery

CULTURE VULTURE SATURDAY OCT 1: 10am – 5pm Main Gallery

Exhibitions: MIDNIGHT SUN CAMERA OBSCURA PROJECT Curator: Josephine Mills Helen Christou Gallery, Aug 26 – Oct 14, 2016 Main Gallery, Aug 29 – Oct 20, 2016 The Midnight Sun Camera Obscura Festival brought together an international group of artists and other researchers interested in cameras obscura and related optical phenomenon as a meeting place of art and science, cultural and wilderness settings, learning and play. The project was conceived by Kamloops-based artist and visual art professor Donald Lawrence and was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The group of artists, scholars and art students came together for summer solstice, 2015, in Dawson City, Yukon where they used the exceptionally long days and stunning landscape to produce a variety of art works.

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Welcome

to Arts Days in Lethbridge!

On behalf of the Allied Arts Council (AAC) of Lethbridge, welcome to the largest annual celebration of the ARTS in our city. In its sixth year, Arts Days has become an explosion of artistic creativity, a showcase of the talent and professionalism in our arts community and a moment of city-wide community engagement in all artistic disciplines. This year’s programming is diverse, eclectic and a ton of fun with lots of opportunities to participate.

Love to read or have always secretly wanted to write a book? Attend The Word On The Street Lethbridge Book & Magazine Festival and celebrate reading, writing and literacy with the Lethbridge Public Library.

Interested in Canadiana comedy and theatre? Be sure to purchase tickets for Cowboy: A Cowboy Story with New West Theatre. Help the Southern Alberta Art Gallery celebrate 40 years by kicking off ArtWalk with a cupcake! (Who doesn’t love cupcakes?) Learn about the history of Lethbridge’s theatres by participating in a walking tour of our downtown core. Foster a little creativity of your own by participating in the AAC’s daily Creativity Prompts. Bring the whole family to Family Affair on the Square at Casa to make art, listen to live music and watch dance performances. There really is no shortage of things to do!

While Arts Days happens just one week a year, the Lethbridge arts community works throughout the year hosting theatre performances, art openings, dance shows, concerts, readings, and film nights. In 2015, 320 arts events were posted to the artslethbridge.org on-line calendar. Our arts community is vibrant and welcoming. We hope that Arts Days encourages you to engage with the arts all year long.

Jenn Schmidt-Rempel

CREATIVITY PROMPTS

President, Allied Arts Council Board of Directors Every day during Arts Days, we will be releasing a prompt on Facebook to stir the creative juices. Take 15 minutes and respond in any medium that seems fitting. Sketch a doodle, write a poem, compose a tune or dance your response. Try out different mediums! Push yourself beyond your limits.

We’d love to see your responses.

Post them to Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #YQLcreates

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Luminescence /ˌlooməˈnesəns/ Yearning /’yərninNG/ Quixo�c /kwik’ sädik/ Gallivant /’galə vant/ Duende /dwen-de/ Mellifluous /mə’liflooəs/ Syzygy /ˈsizijē/ Hyperbole /hĪ’pərbəlē/ Ephemeral /ɪˈfemərəl/

BONUS! Enjoyed each days prompts?

Try summing up Arts Days with our bonus word on October 3! Denouement /ˌdānooˈmäN/ 3

HIGHLIGHTS

WORD ON THE STREET BOOK AND MAGAZINE FESTIVAL FREE Saturday, September 24, 11am–5pm Lethbridge Public Library, Main Branch, 810 5 Avenue South An outdoor festival hosted by the Lethbridge Public Library featuring authors talks, family activities, music, food and more! Featuring authors Todd Babiak, Ryan North, David Carpenter, Aaron Paquette, Tracey Lindberg, Kate Lines and Julie Van Rosendaal.

NEW WEST THEATRE PRESENTS COWBOY: A COWBOY STORY Wednesday, September 21 - Saturday, October 1 Sterndale Bennett Theatre, 1002 4 Avenue South Tickets available at Enmax Ticket Centre or 403-329-SEAT A multimedia comedy one act play by Accidental humour Co. A hilarious, action-packed send up of western genre movies. Part spoof, part homage and completely entertaining. Gunfights, train robberies, horse riding and cold vengance, all with the trademark Accidental Humour Co. twist that has audiences and critics alike hootin’ and hollerin’!

ART WALK QUILT SHOW FREE Thursday, September 28, 12-9pm, Friday & Saturday, September 29 & 30, 10am-5pm & Sunday, October 1, 1-5pm Galt Museum & Archives, 502 1 Street South Quilts created by members of the Lethbridge Centennial Quilters Guild will be on display.

BEYOND ZED GIFT COTTAGE OPEN HOUSE FREE Friday, September 23, 7-9pm, Saturday, September 24, 10am-4pm & Sunday, September 25, 1-4pm 81060 RR 21-1 (Coutts Highway to McNally Rd, past McNally School) Up to 75% off! Goodies and coffee!

Visit this charming cottage filled with handmade creations of artists, artisans and crafters.

BIG DAVE MCLEAN / TIM WILLIAMS BLUES DOUBLE BILL Sunday, September 25, 8pm Geomatic Attic, #70 - 491 WT Hill Blvd South Tickets available at Blueprint and Geomatic Attic www.geomaticattic.com This double-bill promises a night of folksy blues and roots music not to be missed. Big Dave McLean is a Canadian blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer and songwriter. Tim Williams is a blues-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

FINLANDIA: LETHBRIDGE SYMPHONY Monday, September 26, 7:30pm Southminister United Church, 1011 4 Avenue South Ticket prices range from $25-$75 www.lethbridgesymphony.org The Lethbridge Symphony opens their season with Sibelius’ famous tone poem. The homage to Finland is complemented by the youthful energy of local percussionist Joe Porter as he takes the marimba through its paces. French theatre music that stands even better on its own, rounds out the evening. (This is the Lethbridge Symphony’s Series 1 concert.)

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ARTS WORKER MEET-UP! FREE Tuesday, September 27, 5:30pm Owl Acoustic Lounge, 411 3 Avenue South Are you working in the arts? Are you a creative or cultural worker? Is your studio lonely? Do you want to commune, commiserate and connect with other artists and arts administrators for networking, beverages and snacks? Let’s face it, most of us are introverts but sometimes you just need to talk to like-minded peeps. Join us for the inaugural Arts Worker meet up – this will be the first of many! RSVP to the Facebook event on the AAC page.

LETHBRIDGE DRINK & DRAW WITH SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLOUGH’S ERIC DYCK Tuesday, September 27, 7–11pm Owl Acoustic Lounge (Minors until 10pm), 411 3 Avenue South Sketching, doodling & comix jamming.

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MUSIC FESTIVAL INFORMATION MEETING & SHOWCASE CONCERT FREE Thursday, September 29, 7pm ATB Financial Community Room, Casa, 230 8 Street South The Lethbridge and District Music & Speech Arts Festival aka The Kiwanis Festival is in its 86th year. The Kiwanians are creating a new festival society to continue this legacy into the future. Learn more and listen to past festival finalists in this evening of music and speech arts.

LET ME EAT CAKE, THEATRE XTRA Thursday, September 29 – Saturday, October 1, 7pm University of Lethbridge Penny Building, 324 5 Street South Let Me Eat Cake, by recent University of Lethbridge graduate Alexa Elser, is a comedy about the horrible torment that women face when their best friends have found ‘the one’ and decide to get married.

THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY - FILM SCREENING FREE Friday, September 30, 7pm Lethbridge Public Library, Main Branch, 810 5th Avenue South The First Monday In May (2016): Filmmaker Andrew Rossi explores the intersection of fashion and art in this look at the creation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most attended fashion exhibition in history – China: Through the Looking Glass.

THE GALLERY AT CASA PRESENTS: FEATURE III Friday, September 30, 7pm ATB Financial Community Room, Casa, 230 8 Street South Tickets $20, advance tickets available at Casa or at the door.

A film festival presenting obscure and engaging films documenting the stories of artists from around the world. Each film will be paired with a fine wine, carefully selected to complement its narrative flavour.

Tonight’s bill includes The Possible Lives of Christian Boltanski (52m) directed by HP Schwerfel, 2010 and Drawing Out the Demons: Attila Richard Lukacs (78m) directed by David Vaisborg, 2004.

OCTOBERFEST YQL FREE Friday, September 30 & Saturday, October 1 Galt Gardens, 12–10pm Lethbridge brings a brimming stein of German culture to Western Canada during its Munich-styled Oktoberfest. You’ll be kicking up your heels to the rousing European sounds of the lederhosen-clad band, Alpen Shatz, from Medicine Hat. A variety of food vendors will serve up some of the best schnitzel, sauerkraut and bratwurst outside of Germany. Choose from a selection of 10 types of beer - all made and imported from Germany. Local craft brewer, Theoretically Brewing, will be pouring its very own exclusive Oktoberfest traditional German Heffenweizen.

HISTORIC THEATRE WALKING TOUR FREE Saturday, October 1, 1pm Tour starts at Casa’s East door, 230 8 Street South Did you know Lethbridge has a lengthy and rich history with theatres constructed? The oldest theatre dates back to 1885!! Join us for a fun and informative walking tour in the vibrant downtown Lethbridge. Don’t forget your walking shoes!

POKÉMON GO PUBLIC ART SCAVENGER HUNT FREE Saturday, October 1, 12–5pm Watch the AAC Facebook page for clues in this downtown scavenger hunt about public art. Each piece of public art is also a Pokéstop and the AAC will be setting up lures with the corresponding piece of art. Don’t forget to post your Poképics on social media when you find the clue answer! You gotta catch ‘em all!

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How many venues did you visit? Collect stamps from 9 venues and enter to win an original pastel painting by Marcella Cooper. See inside back cover for your ballot or pick up extra ballots at the Allied Arts Council Office on 7th Street or at Casa.

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Friday, September 30 & Saturday, October 1, 10am to 5pm A self-guided tour of arts venues, exhibitions and public art throughout downtown Lethbridge.

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2016 Artists and Venues 1 Galt Museum

502 1 St S

3Dimension Sulpture Exhibition Lethbridge Centenial Quilter’s Guild Exhibition

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526 5 St S

Lise McCormack

3 The Rose Garden

524 5 St S

Thane Vanderaegen, Anne McLelland and Sonja Marshall

4 Peter and Clarkes Hair Co. 506 5 Ave S

Michelle Magdeline Gallucci

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Various local artists

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Various local artists

505 4 Ave S

Gerard Plettell Painting demonstrations on site Lethbridge Artists Club

8 Penny Coffee House

331 5 St S

Various local artists

329 5 St S

Ivan Bering

323 5 St S

Oldman River Potter’s Guild - All Shard Out

11 Draffin’s Pharmasave

319 5 St S

Rehabilitation Society

12 Owl Acoustic Lounge

411 3 Ave S

Various local artists

13 Trianon

104 5 St S

Barry Lorne

14 Aerus Electrolux

506 3 Ave S

Lorie Gray

15 Kapow Comics

320 6 St S

Artist in Residence

16 Merle Norman

324 6 St S

Katherine Bourke

17 Shoe Tree

326 6 St S

Ron Brown

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Painting demo, Saturday 1-3 pm

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519 4 Ave S

Lethbridge Boys & Girls Club – Society’s Closet, Friday Drunken Sailor Crew – Off The Deep End, Saturday

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323 6 St S

Tipsy Mermaid Life Drawing & Window Models Come draw the window models!

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315 6 St S

Deana Dypolt

21 Potemkin Too Studio

317 6 St S

Diana Zasadny, Ian Randell and Sonja Knoch

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309 6 St S

Marie Imrie de Gomez

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601 3 Ave S

40th Anniversary Art Walk Kick Off, Friday 10am Pancake Breakfast, Saturday 10am Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller - Opera for a Small Room Lisa Lipton - THE IMPOSSIBLE BLUE ROSE Eric Dyck - Shop at SAAG feature artist Writing workshop - Sarak Milroy Saturday - registration required

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24 Jerry Arnold Gallery

604 3 Ave S

Local and Canadian art

25 She Boutique

616 3 Ave S

Donna Gallant

26 CATWALK Salon & Spa

618 3 Ave S

Giselle Peters

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230 8 St S

RAW artists - Mainfloor Showcase Lethridge Handicraft Guild - in Weaver’s Studio Demos, Friday 2-5pm, Saturday 11-3pm Bekk Wells - “You’ll Never Believe What They Saw!!!”

The Gallery at Casa Kelsey Tuck & Grace Wirzba - Passage & Concourse gallery Sonja Knoch - Concourse Showcase Chinook Wood Turners Demo, Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 10-5pm

28 McGuire’s Mens Wear

312 7 St S

Roy Adachi

29 Allied Arts Council

318 7 St S

Textile Surface Design Guild - 35th Anniversary

30 Sous Chef

320 7 St S

Marcella Cooper

31 Classique Dancewear

322 7 St S

The Dirty Dozen

32 Thompkins Jewellers

326 7 St S

Karen Brownlee

33 Gentlemen III

328 7 St S

Wayne Dwornik

34 Splurge

715 4 Ave S

Elizabeth Ginn

Karina Mak

Painting demo, Friday 12-3pm 35 Alberta Distance Learning Centre

712 4 Ave S

Student and instructor work

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617 4 Ave S

Grace Wirzba

37 Elbee’s

615 4 Ave S

Anna Madsen

38 Public Library

810 5 Ave S

Adrian Cooke - Horse Sense

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317 8 St S

40 Yates Mezzanine Gallery

1002 4 Ave S Diana Zasadny

Oldman River Potter’s Guild - Library Showcase Various local artists

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4401 University Drive W Midnight Sun Camera Obscura Project Culture Vulture, Saturday, 10am – 5pm, Main Gallery

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Rehabilitation Society Artists in Attendance, Friday 10am-7pm, Saturday 10am-2pm Group of Several Painting demonstrations on site

Gallery Stroll

Various local artists

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A whirlwind tour of three of Lethbridge’s Galleries to enjoy opening receptions and exhibitions.

Artists in Attendance, parking available at Casa 7:00 pm

Blueprint: 519 4 Ave S

Drunken Sailor’s Merry Crew – Off the Deep End

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SAAG: 601 3 Ave S

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller’s Opera for a Small Room

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Trianon: 104 5 St S

Barry Lorne

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After Hours at Plum

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Local musicians, dancers and performers will entertain in downtown Lethbridge throughout Art Walk.

On the Streets

PERFORMANCES BY: • jamani duo

• Kris Hodgson & George Fowler

• Hibikiya

• Karma Quartet

• Mary-Anne McTrowe

• Karen Romanchuk

• University of Lethbridge Low Brass Ensemble • The Buskers Association of Lethbridge – Bryan Bradfield, Gordon Leigh, Alice Tinordi, Larry Erdos, Kib Gregson, Lor Williams-Freeman, Dale Ketcheson • It’s About Music Ensembles – featuring Mary Opyr, Brett Johnson, Stuart Dalby, Cole Fetting, Ashley Curtis, Tianna O’Connor • Lethbridge Society of Independent Dance Artists - Chandra Deck, Sara Yamamoto, Catherine McLaughlin, Sydney Murdoch, Julie-Vanessa Munoz, Angela Micovic, Claire Lint *line up subject to change*

Locations – find the busker spaces on the map!

Casa: 230 8 St S Esquires Coffee: 621 4 Ave S Red Bag: 613 4 Ave S

Blueprint Entertainment: 519 4 Ave S Southern Alberta Art Gallery: 601 3 Ave S Plum: 330 6 St S

LOOK FOR A DETAILED PERFORMERS SCHEDULE ONLINE AT WWW.ARTSDAYSLETHBRIDGE.ORG

M:ST Mountain Standard Time Performative Art Festival Lethbridge Saturday, October 1: Performances 1 pm - 11:30 pm Various locations – please visit mstfestival.org/festival or lethbridgeartsdays.com for complete festival line up Arts Days partners with M:ST to present several performance artists as part of the festival.

The Mountain Standard Time Performative Art Festival (M:ST) ensures that performative art practices are recognized and sustained in the Southern Alberta Region. M:ST fosters innovation and collaboration among local, national and international artistic communities.

Feeding the Masses - Tom Brown

Roving 1–6pm

For his interactive performance, Feeding the Masses, artist Tom Brown will set up his miniature kitchen as a free-standing anti-environment in a public space to cook food for willing passersby. The food will be served in miniature take-out containers hand-made by the artist.

Clouds of Glory - Alexander Steinitz

Roving 1–6pm

For his M:ST 8 project, Alexander Steinitz will gather recordings from around the city and publish them into tapes to be found by community members. The resulting process will be presented online via Soundcloud.

THE IMPOSSIBLE BLUE ROSE - Lisa Lipton Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Theatre / Fritz Sick Memorial Gym, 6:30pm SEE DESCRIPTION on SAAG PAGE (opposite)

Job/Been there, done DADAt - Hugo Nadeau Attainable Records, 314 7 St S, 11pm Participating in a self-organized residency in Alberta, the artist collects footage for his video installation, presenting three contextual video performances presented as a triptych and performance in conjunction with the video-based work.

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Attainable Records, 314 7 St S, 11:30pm

Echo + seashell will collaborate with the local community to create the video footage and resulting songs to be performed during the Festival.

ARTS DAYS at SAAG Our fall season kicks into high gear with Lethbridge Arts Days, which coincides with our provincial and national Culture Days at the end of September, bringing a flurry of activity to our city as the arts take center stage. With new exhibitions, workshops, public programming and other exciting events, we will be enthusiastically celebrating our 40th anniversary! Join us at the gallery, won’t you?

ARTS DAYS AT SAAG PRESENTED BY NORTH & COMPANY LLP For the second year in a row, we are pleased to be partnering with North & Company LLP to offer a variety of great programs and activities for Arts Days. North & Co. has a strong history of community involvement and we are proud to be joining forces with their staff.

Friday, September 30 10am to 5pm Kick off your Art Walk at SAAG! We will be celebrating our 40th anniversary with cupcakes all day long.

Local cartoonist Eric Dyck will be signing his new comic book, The Saga of SAAG: a ‘wee’ history of the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, which celebrates SAAG’s 40 years of contemporary art and community programming in Lethbridge.

Saturday, October 1 9 to 11am What better way to start your Art Walk Saturday than with a complimentary pancake breakfast! Presented

by North & Co., hot coffee and delicious pancakes will fuel you for all of the excitement of Arts Days. Stick around for the remainder of the day for free admission to our exhibitions and family fun with The Guide.

6:30pm Immerse yourself in Lisa Lipton’s THE IMPOSSIBLE BLUE ROSE. The culmination of a three year project exploring nostalgia, pop culture and self discovery. The performance encompasses a seemingly absurd collection of events including a basketball grudge match, an orchestra, marathon runners, food vendors and more. Attend a host of performances at either the basketball game at Fritz Sick Memorial Gym (420 11 St S) or the theatre at the Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre (1002 4 Ave S) for this immersive performance that blurs the boundaries between art and life.

8 to 10pm Join us for the opening of Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller’s OPERA FOR A SMALL ROOM and Lisa Lipton’s THE IMPOSSIBLE BLUE ROSE. We’ll also launch our latest feature artist in The Shop at SAAG: Eric Dyck.

WRITING WORKSHOP WITH SARAH MILROY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 11am to 4pm Registration Deadline: September 28 $20 | $15 for SAAG Members The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is excited to present Sarah Milroy in our 5th annual Writing Workshop.

Milroy is a world-renowned art critic, writer, advocate and curator.

Sarah Milroy will be working with participants on issues in art criticism, describing her own thinking and rethinking about the craft. Topics to be covered will include the use of biography, the search for the telling detail, the ethics of disclosure, trusting your own doubt, starting anywhere, knowing by describing and being yourself on the page.

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Artisan Market

Saturday, OCTOBER 1, 10Am - 5pm & Sunday, OCTOBER 2, 12 - 4pm ATB Financial Community Room, Casa

Get a head start on your holiday shopping and buy handmade! Artists, artisans and crafters come together to present a delightful selection of art and crafts for you to purchase!

Amanda “Deggey” Roth: Posters, mini comic books, art books and original paintings.

Angela Luck: Handmade wood products including specialty boxes and chests, Adirondack chairs and other items.

Beads of Awesomosity: Laurel Pryde makes lampwork beads featured in jewellery and other accessories.

Bill Hampton Glass: Fused glass plates, vases lamps and art objects.

Blueberry Quilt Patch by Debra Designs: Debra Caughell makes table runners and other décor items using embroidery, quilting and original designs.

Connie Furgason: Mixed media canvases, watercolours, hand painted greeting cards.

Gathering Dust Photography: Kyla Black’s photographs showcase the beauty of Southern Alberta through images of landscapes, wildlife and abandoned farmsteads. iXia: Jocelyn Holt’s local handmade business transforms silver, gold and gemstones into wearable treasures.

JaMi: Jaime Johnson makes leather purses and wallets, screen printed change purses, scarves and leather and resin jewellery.

Lorie’s World: Lorie Gray returns with her original pastel and acrylic paintings, greeting cards and handprinted accessories.

Mad Fish Glass Beads: Shauna Hayward returns with her handmade glass beads, jewellery and upcycled tin accessories.

Micheala Horak: Talented young photographer captures Southern Alberta landscape, wildlife and local attractions.

Mireille Cloutier: Encaustic artwork.

Shannon Carmichael: Hand designed and printed gift tags and banners, upcycled vintage felt tea cozies, hand designed buttons and original gouache and acrylic works.

Valentina Tkachuk and David Tanaka: Totebags, calendars, greeting cards as well as matted and framed photographs. Aerial, nature and landscapes, global cityscapes.

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Family Affair on the Square Sunday, October 2, 12 - 4pm

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Gather at Casa to wrap up Arts Days with live music, performances and art activities for the whole family including: Community Painting Lethbridge Society of Independent Dance Artists Class: Chalk Painting on the Square 12–2pm in the Casa Dance Studio 1 lb. Clay Challenge: Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensembles: Make a creation with a pound of clay to be 2–4pm in the Casa Dance Studio. displayed at Casa Open rehearsals, public welcome to join.

Community Organizations, Clubs & Family Art Classes: Guild Info Tables & Demonstrations Artist Trading Cards 12–1:30pm Buttonmaking 2:30–4pm Performances by Karen Romanchuk, Southern Alberta Taiko Association, Mary-Anne McTrowe Artisan Market and more!

12–4pm in the ATB Community Room Food trucks and refreshments on site!

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Wild Flowers by Marcella Cooper

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LOOK FOR DROP OFF BOXES AT ARTWALK VENUES

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COLLECT STAMPS FROM NINE VENUES AND ENTER TO WIN. To view the painting, stop by the AAC office - 318 7 St S

MISSION

The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge provides leadership in advancing and enhancing the arts in Lethbridge

VISION

A vibrant arts community enriches Lethbridge

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ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF LETHBRIDGE 318 7 Street S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 2G2 T: 403.320.0555 www.artslethbridge.org #yqlarts Facebook “f ” Logo

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